St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-01-08
Baltimore, on the 2Sth, for a four days.

Baltimore. on the 2Sth, for four days.
session. Nearly all the principal colleges
| in the United States were represented.
A MILITARY commission is at present en-.
| gagged in translating the words of COM
| mand used in the Bulgarian army from the
| Russian language heretofore used in Bull
| garia.
| IT is rumored in steamship circles that
| a conference to restore Storage rates to
! Europe has been proposed. Nothing de-
| finite has been announced. The rate con-
tinues at fifteen dollars both ways on En-
| glish lines; the Continental lines are not
| affected.
| THE London Sporting Life is authority
| for the statement that Jem Smith, the En-
| glish champion, would sail from Liver
| pool for New York on January % to meet
Sullivan in America.
! MOST of the Baltimore glass blowers,
| who struck several days ago, returned to
work on the 2Sth on the employers terms,
who insisted on their right to work APP
prentices. 1t was thought the remainder
would return to work soon.
THE annual statement of the savings
banks of Massachusetts is a gratifying ex-
hibit. The number of open accounts is
COG, 039 an increase of 57,252; and the
dmOuuJ OIL uopOSltS Is S-Sl, l3J,JUJ, an III
crease of SIG, 1879, 4SS.
IT is feared in Vienna that the Bulgarian
deputation of notables at their recent
meeting with Prince Alexander arranged
with the latter to return to Bulgaria.
This, in the opinion of Austrian Govern
ment officials, would aggravate the situa-
ton and render Russian occupation of
Bulgaria inevitable.
five
many cities have been received at the
Post-Otfice Department for the free de-
livery system in cities entitled to the
same under the recent law Of Congress-
Unless application is made by the cities
entitled to it, the service will not be es-
tablished.
THE Ohio State Bar Association met at
Springfield on the 2Sth. A hundred law
yers were present from abroad. Presi-
dent Hon. w. J. Gilmore, of Columbus,
delivered an address of one hours dura-
ton, containing among other things
powerful eulogium of the dead warrior
and statesman, John A. Logan.
CHAs. I'll. RAYMOND, dealer in supplies,
New York, has failed for 100000.
TWELVE eighty-ton guns are being con
structed at Woolwich arsenal for the de-
Tense of Victoria, British Columbia.
NJ. CLEMENcEAU says there can be ne
war between France and Germany unless
Germany makes the first attack
AUSTRIA is becoming convinced that
Russia means war, and the Vienna press
beWails the fact that Bismark will not
join against the Gar.
IT is the intention of the Secretary of the
Navy to appoint, at the Washington Navy
Yard by February l, a superintendent O:
the new gun mandatory at the yard, and
he desires publicity to be given to the fact
and applications sent to him before Jan
uary Is, stating the qualifications of the
persons making application.
As an evidence of the carelessness OF
the public in addressing letters, officials
of the dead-letter office, On the goth, ex-
hibited list of the sixtyfour letters, adj
dressed to Pittsburgh, o., all but nine OF
which were intended for and were subse
quently delivered to parties in Pittsburgh,
Pa. Nearly all of these letters We're to
business firms, and many of the envelopes
bore business cards.